RESOLVED:  That Councillor Stan Anderson be appointed Chair of the meeting.

There were no apologies for absence.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Chair opened the meeting and all parties introduced themselves.

Mr Ruben Osie, representing the Applicant, presented the application for a new Premises Licence to the Licensing Sub-Committee, advising that it comprised supply of alcohol (10.00-23.00 Monday to Saturday and 10.00 -22.30 am on Sundays).  There was no Late Night Refreshment applied for.  As shown in the Supplementary Agenda, a number of conditions had been proposed by the Applicant, which they felt addressed the concerns raised. The Applicant noted that there had been no objections from any responsible authorities.

The Applicant stated that they were responsible operators, who were residents in the community and part of the community and that this would not be a chain, but an independent restaurant run by 3 brothers. The Applicant commented that should there be any concerns once the premises was operational, then there was the option to call to a review.

The Applicant advised that they would require a period of dispersal time to ensure that patrons leaving the premises did so in stages and that this would be after “drinking up time” which would be 20 minutes after the sale of alcohol would stop. The Applicant stated that they had discussed this proposal with the Police who had advised that the dispersal time was seen as best practice to manage dispersal. The Applicant’s Representative stated that he felt there would be greater impact to the surrounding areas if all the patrons in the premises left at the same time.

Members asked for clarification on whether alcohol would be sold without food or with food, to which the Applicant responded that solely drinking would not be encouraged as the ideal would be that patrons would sit and have alcohol with their meal, but that the Applicant would be happy to have a condition to make alcohol ancillary to food.

Leigh Terrafranca, speaking on behalf of WEHRA (Wimbledon East Hillside Residents’ Association) presented her representation to the Committee, advising that the cherished having an old fashioned shopping parade and that this was located in a residential area with many families with young children living nearby. Ms Terrafranca cited the example of another premises in the parade which had a licence until 11pm but closed at 10pm and noted that noise disturbance and cooking smells would be waking nearby residents up in the later hours, and reiterated that she would like the premises to close at 11pm.

Ms Terrafranca asked for clarification on the rear area of the premises, noting that there had previously been issues with noise and abusive language being used in the outdoor areas. The Applicant responded that their business was currently non-operational and therefore such allegations were not related to their premises, noting that there had been no objections from the Police. The Applicant advised that the intention would be that the garden would be used for smokers who could sit outside up to 10.00pm-10.30pm so that they were contained at the rear of the premises rather than the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.